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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.156.12
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Terras Lumine Sparcit
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Spread Light Upon the World
Classification
Gems
Work Type
gem
Date
19th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227771

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Citrine
Technique
Intaglio
Dimensions
2.3 x 1.8 x 1 cm (7/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, incised: [incised in reverse:] TERRAS LUMINE SPARCIT
  • inscription: reverse, incised: [crossed out:] E [or sigma] 598
  • inscription: reverse, incised: E [or sigma] Z 9
  • inscription: reverse, incised: S Z [lambda] E [or sigma] [or 3VZS?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.156.12
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Unearthing the Allure of Gems, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, 04/25/2003 - 09/07/2003

Verification Level

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